| 释义 |
☞ laylay sb offphrasal verb(laid, laid) [often passive] to stop employing sb, often for a temporary period, because there is not enough work for them to do（因工作不多而暂时）解雇◆200 workers at the factory have been laid off.工厂里已有 200 个工人下岗。 opp take sb on → employ ➡ see also lay-off → unemployment lay sb off to stop giving work to sb （暂时）解雇；裁减（人员）: ◇they've laid off 500 workers at the car factory. 这家汽车厂已经裁减了500名工人。 |